Where the Heart Is: Meeting the psychosocial needs of young children in the context of HIV/AIDS
This document presents a call to action to meet the needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS throughout the world.
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In Care, Out of Trouble
This review was established to examine the reasons for, and how best to tackle, the over representation of children in care, or with experience of care, in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
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Last Minute Orphanage
The video ‘Last Minute Orphanage’ offers an unique insight into the world of volunteering. It tells the story of 3 volunteers who travel to Cuzco Peru to volunteer for a few weeks with children.
Jo Boyden recommends the best books on Children
Jo Boyden, professor of international development at Oxford University and director of its Young Lives study, has selected five books that challenge Western assumptions and beliefs about child-rearing and how children “should” be raised.
Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act - Philippines
President Aquino of the Philippines has recently signed into law the “Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act,” an Act which ensures the protection of children “in times of calamity, disaster, and other emergency situations.”
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Lighting up young brains: How parents, carers and nurseries support children’s brain development in the first five years
This report from Save the Children outlines the rapid development that takes place in the brain in the early years of life and the crucial role that caregivers play in supporting this development.
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Seminar on ‘Improving Standards of Care for Alternative Child and Youth Care: Systems, Policies and Practices’
This document reports on Udayan Care's international seminar on ‘Improving Standards of Care for Alternative Child and Youth Care: Systems, Policies and Practices’
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HIV-Sensitive Care Force Planning: Action Items to Ensure Support & Resources for Caregivers of Children Affected by HIV
This document includes a list of action items intended to better support community caregivers responsible for children affected by HIV.
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Issues in Measuring Family Structure and Child Outcomes for the World Family Map
This presentation from the "The State of the Evidence on Children’s Care" symposium, by Mindy Scott, Laura Lippman, Renee Ryberg, and Laurie DeRose of Child Trends, discusses the World Family Map project and some of its findings related to children’s care.
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Offenders on the Move: Global Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism 2016
This report aims to raise awareness and spur action from governments, the tourism industry and civil society organisations to end the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism (SECTT).
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